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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCO12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:35 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:00 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,139 residentsin the Harwich West & South census areaMedian age 50.73,905 households82% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,945 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C568 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMichaelstowe Hallhistoric site · under a mileMiddle Beachbeach · under a mileRamsey Windmill, Essexhistoric site · 1.5 miIrlam's Beachbeach · 1.9 miDovercourt Baybay · 1.6 miErwarton Baybay · 2.1 miPewit Islandisland · 2.4 miBeacon Cliffcliffs · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileWelfare Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haHarwich Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 23 haCliff Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 8 haAbdy Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHarwich Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202616 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,111 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarwich & District Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMayflower Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOakley Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistClear Springs (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationHarwich police Station1.9 miCash machineEast of England Co-op FRONKS ROAD (CZC)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChase Lane Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 445 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourtages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarwich and Dovercourt High Schoolages 11-16, 1,075 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSuffolk New College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN43 miRailway stationHarwich InternationalHarwich International Port1.5 miBus stationIpswich HospitalCopleston9.2 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port1.5 miBus stops74 within a mileCar parkDovercourt Station Car Park1.6 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationEssexunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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